Buying A 40 Ton Ironworker - Moving Heavy Tools Without A Forklift

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Moving heavy machinery is dangerous, even a 200lb machine can fall and injure or kill you. Never do this stuff, you could die. Be careful and hire a rigging company to move machines for you.
In this video we head out to Long Island City, Queens, to buy a 40 Ton Geka Ironworker. People ask a lot about the process of finding and buying used tools, this is a typical trip to a craigslist buy. This machine is at Matt and Mikes shop, Yardratz. Check them out for motorcycle builds, and custom metalwork!
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[@janionmakes11]

Tip for the engine crane: when unfolding it, you can just open the release valve, lift the arm and close the valve. Saves a hundred pumps to get the arm up to height

[@TwoBitWoodworks]

The title of the video on the thumbnail "Picking up an Ironworker" had me thinking that this was a completely different kind of video lol.

[@GTL77]

I’ve done a lot of rigging in my day and I didn’t see anything wrong with how you unload it! 😁 Those ironworks are good to have in a shop! I’ve used them before and there super handy to have, nice find 👊🏽

[@donnymcarter]

I definitely enjoyed watching the process of snagging a machine. Good stuff Chris!!

[@mcremona]

Great find. Love how compact it is

[@unitedstatesofbuild4915]

Lucky guy. I been looking for one for my shop awhile. I used one at my summer job during high school. Super useful machine. Hope you enjoy that thing!

[@stefannikolov4387]

Awesome vid! Love your channel😁

[@plsmithed]

The music fit in great here man.. that thing is awesome!

[@kbtruck65blair64]

Valuable and simple, a must for a metal shop.

[@TopCat2021]

Great video and nice machine. As a PSA Crack Kills, I was blinded by the light......LOL ...... Keep up the good work.

[@MrSprintcat]

Hey thanks for the awesome video. Not sure if you knew this or not but instead of cranking or pumping the Jack all the way up on the engine lift, you can actually just grab the arm and lift it up slowly it'll stay. Give it a try. Oh by the way same thing with floor jacks you know the ones we used to jack up your car.

[@77martinv]

Even though this was not a build video, it was nice to watch this behind the scenes...

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

I watched every and each video you've uploaded and I'm looking forward to see waht you're gonna do with the property you've just bought. Send my regards to Jimmy Diresta as well please tell him that he has a follower in this corner of the world called Iran.

[@KUGW]

Them choppers are awesome I own a Petxo shear and a old manual ironworker and saves money on consumables.... nice machine...

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

I wish I had shop like yours. Its a dream that is never gonna come to reality because of the costs in my country are so unfair. We are doomed here. Be happy that you're living in a free country. At least you can buy everything you need for a reasonable price but we cannot. Wish you the best

[@dottedlineenigmas4469]

Pooya Askariyan Omran - man, I hope this doesn't get you in trouble. I don't think some people there take criticism very well, if you know what I mean...

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

@@dottedlineenigmas4469 Yeah I know waht you mean, but I got used to it. Thanks for caring

[@MrRigmunkee1]

Hey. Come to Canada if you can. We would love to have you. We have our problems, but we would welcome you. We aren't the best country in the world, but we try. I honestly believe you would enjoy it here. But you must like snow. A lot of snow.

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

@@MrRigmunkee1Hey man that's because you are so generous. I'm gald to hear that. But unfortunately I don't have enough money thinking about imigration because I don't have a descent job. And also I can't leave behind my family. Here having a job for us is like a dream. You are so lucky

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Nice score. I have been on the look out for one, but I seem to be in a machine desert.

[@rualert1602]

What a beast. The machines pretty cool, too.

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍👍fastest clean hole maker

[@shnepper]

Great work

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

Cool man lots of love from Iran

[@jamnben278]

Nice job!

[@MrHowieZ1973]

You lucky dog. Always wanted an Ironworker. I don't think you can get enough filler rod to fill that crack. js :)

[@InfiniteCraftsman]

Total game changer

[@popsshops]

Hey Chris. I met you at an auction pick-up in Bohemia in May of 2018. If I remember correctly, you were picking up a surface grinder (I was picking up a Black Diamond drill grinder). I am located in Ridge on Long Island; keep an eye out for my upcoming channel "deckerbilt". Perhaps we'll run into each other again at an auction. Regarding moving machinery, I have used a popular rigger in this area and they screw up all the time. I had to tell them how to move a lathe when they were about to break mine in half by lifting it wrong. They also broke the chuck off the headstock on another lathe because they used it as a sling point. You'd think they know better. I also watched your Takisawa lathe video. Back in 1983, that lathe was the first machine tool I bought for the company that I still work for. The original color is a dark gray; the orange is their primer. The lathe has held up pretty well and I even made a lamp out of the Philippine Mahogany that its crate was made from.

[@petepeterson4540]

nice weather coming your way

[@poordecisionsgarage9834]

Probably know this but never punch with a smaller die than the thickness of the metal.

[@janionmakes11]

What's the reason for that?

[@poordecisionsgarage9834]

Janion Makes the male part of the die that presses through the steel is too weak to push the slug through and it will just usually break the die.

[@janionmakes11]

@@poordecisionsgarage9834 that makes a lot of sense, thanks

[@SEEMERIDECOM]

Awesome find. I bought a 55ton Edward's two years ago and love it. Mine was delivered on a tractor trailer with a lift gate. Driver dam near dropped it off the back of the truck. I think it was like 2,700 pounds.

[@MakeEverything]

SEEMERIDECOM Thats awesome 55ton is ideal I think. Funny how most machines make it half way across the country, only to get damaged at the last stop by a driver who’s in a rush!!

[@funone8716]

Ya I bought a 50 ton Edwards 20 years ago, it's a time saver.

[@tropifiori]

I Could use one of these as my wife has been baking alot recently.

[@barnyardkh4]

He didn't give you the roller in-feed stand with it?

[@KowboyUSA]

Sweet machine.

[@mountainviews5025]

That strap was fine lifting that I would have done it lol thumbs up my friends

[@ManCrafting]

Just say no to crack. I’d love to have a space where I could acquire machinery like that. Such an amazing tool. You’re coming to twin in a couple weeks right?

[@d6joe]

Is the “36” the rating in metric tons? Then it would be 40 standard tons?

[@AnthonyCurreri]

Bud lite while using machinery..... Brilliant

[@jamesgoldsmith9274]

Anthony Curreri it’s bud lite... weaker than water 🤙🏼

[@xenonram]

Love your videos. I see the mazak bag in the background. Did you buy a CNC?

[@MakeEverything]

I didn't, yet... But I was at Fabtech 2019 in Chicago and Mazak was one of the main sponsors, and gave out those nice bags

[@markroderick3300]

did anybody else notice they completly block their emergency exit with this machine?

[@donmittlestaedt1117]

Thanks

[@bofadeeznuts469]

When I saw 40 ton ironworker in the title I thought you were picking up my cousin Sal. He’s a fat ass who works for Local 46 Metal Lathers Union lol. Good video nonetheless

[@charlesharrison2248]

Nice irinworker,40 ton is the capacity, handy move with the crane,,I've moved them up to 120 ton capacity, used forklift though,for Kenequip.com.

[@JimWhitaker]

That blue hook is too big for the eyebolt. Risking failure of hook and/or eyebolt. Better to use with an appropriate shackle.

[@Hibbie2963]

Need to start a go fund me for your friend, to get him a belt!

[@mcmmilo]

when are we going to see something from the Condemned House

[@MakeEverything]

Soon! We are looking to demo before the spring!

[@imchris5000]

did you get the punch and die set with it?

[@metalworksmachineshop]

I'm a rigger and I closed my eyes for that unload.. lol.. you do know ironwork is a brand name.. that's a Geka. And just as good as a ironworker. Buffalo made the ironworker.

[@plsmithed]

@2:32

[@xenonram]

It's called an iron worker, just as a circular saw is called a skilsaw, a recip saw is a sawzall, and a tissue is called a Kleenex.

[@jamnben278]

@Make Everything How do you like your Sprinter Van? How much did you pay ? how long have you had it? Thanks!

[@MakeEverything]

This is my second one, its a 2019 4x4 and it was $75K all said and done, I waited almost 5 months for it to come over from the factory in Germany, I love this thing, i had my 2014 for 5 years before I sold it to get this one, I never want to drive anything else.

[@jamnben278]

Nice, I’ve been wanting one myself and they are extremely affordable for a Mercedes. Have a good one bro!

[@xenonram]

@@jamnben278 $75k is a TON of money, even for a MB, considering it's a stripped down, no seats, no bells and whistles, van. Especially since nothing about it is MB, so don't think you're going to be getting some fancy van or anything like the high end pickup trucks. It has an anemic 188 hp/325 lb ft diesel engine. (The Dodge, GMC/Chevy, and Ford diesels are almost 3x the power and tq of that. So don't plan on loading it up or pulling a trailer. Buy a transit for ½ the price. Or buy a pickup for the same price with way better power, better capabilities, and a much nicer, more feature rich, interior. (Especially if you're not planning on working out of your van doing house calls.) There's no reason to be carrying thousands of pounds of tools and materials around in a van if you're not.

[@MakeEverything]

Andrew Delashaw it’s definitely a lot of money, but it’s a “crew” van, with passenger plates, 1 row of passenger seats and every single option available. I think base on this truck is like 45k in 2wd. The 4wd is also nice for a van considering the comparable van companies 4wd is lacking. Just my own experience tho

[@daddywoofdawg]

say no to crack lol. Now just clean it up and check the fluids most likely not cared for as well as someone's own tools would be..

[@DieselRamcharger]

you don't jack an unloaded engine lift. just grab the boom and raise it above your head. let it down slow until it stays in place.

[@erichenao6537]

CRACK ATTACK at 3:14!!!

[@papaal7014]

How much the machine cost?

[@acethemechanic8257]

I thought Harlem had more crack than queens did I guess I was wrong

[@FredMcIntyre]

😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@BeachsideHank]

What planet was this on, I saw two moons during this video?

[@MakeEverything]

BeachsideHank Tatooine

[@simakarmakar9949]

You can paint it

[@tonyozimek2116]

Dude needs to wear a belt, crack kills

[@richardbradley961]

I WANT ONE . WOULD IT BE RUDE TO ASK THE PRICE? . REGARDS RICHARD.

[@funone8716]

Apparently

[@robertsnell2834]

Make that man a belt or suspenders

[@kestergascoyne6924]

Your buddy without the belt should not have his feet under the load!!!!

[@mcmmilo]

3:12 BUT-CRACK ...... omg

[@douro20]

Another product of Basque heavy industry.

[@johnmorris9711]

40 ton?

[@johnlanham9057]

11:24 I instantly lost respect for whoever set a cold can down on a piece of equipment’s machined surface.... wtf

[@superjojo555]

its just a bandsaw table

[@GearheadDaily]

Crack is whack y0!

[@toolman7540]

40 tons is equal to 80 thousand pounds

[@burntkat]

How on earth do you plan to lift a 40 ton machine with a 2 ton jack? Also, having trouble believing that little machine weighs 76,000 pounds. It surely puts out that much force on the hydro ram, but it doesn't weigh that much. Moreover, there's no weigh a Sprinter could hold 38 tons of cargo. Still impressive, don't get me wrong! EDIT: Keep listening- 1400 pounds. Not bad at all. Hydraulics are amazing things.

[@MakeEverything]

The press force of the machine is 40 tons, the machine itself weighs 1500lbs. Its like a 2 ton jack, or a 20 ton hydarulic press.

[@funone8716]

Please go watch cat videos instead of here.

[@DatBoiOrly]

6:01 It isn't 40t it's under 1 and a ½ ton I've lifted 2 ton engines and bent the arms on my engine hoist

[@xenonram]

You're kidding, it doesn't weigh FORTY TONS? 40 tons is obviously the force it exerts.

[@MakeEverything]

Andrew Delashaw IT CLEARLY WEIGHS 80,000 lbs. 😀

[@Kenionatus]

@@MakeEverything Tbh, the title is slightly misleading. Could be clickbait if were intentional.

[@DatBoiOrly]

@@MakeEverything huh wheres the massive bar or even the pump most big hydraulic machines NEED PUMPS to lift that sort of weight and you can lift it with a small engine crane are you high or something something isn't adding up here

[@DatBoiOrly]

@@xenonram dude to lift 40t you need 500k psi most engine crane rams seals will go if that much pressure went through them that's also not including the extra force from being fully extended since newton's second law.

[@Mrjohnboyd1959]

You have to do something with that noise buddy. I’m not gonna watch your videos anymore.

[@nathanielreid4967]

A nice looking crack is always a nice looking crack be it seen on man or woman. Stop 'man shaming' if you allow the same thing for a woman.

[@daleolson3506]

Music blows👎🏻💩